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Vol. 52—No. 37

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U. S. Jewish Leaders
Pledge Help to Israel

JERUSALEM — (WNS) — The extraordinary four-day conference between Premier
David Ben Gurion, the Jewish Agency and 44 representative American Jewish leaders
concluded here with the adoption of a three-point program aimed at resolving Israel's
economic problems.
Commenting on the parley, Premier David Ben Gurion declared he was greatly en-
couraged by the deliberations with the American delegation and that he was confident
that the billion dollar program for the next three years will be realized by American
Jewry.

Ben Gurion lauded the deter-
mination and tenacity of the
Jews in Israel, declaring that Is-
rael "will be a light to humanity
in its way of life" and "an ex-
ample of human will, human
courage, vision and greatness."
The three-point program calls
for the widening of the United
Jewish Appeal, American Jewry's
fullest support should the Israel
government decide to float a pub-
lic loan in the United States, and
intensive efforts to "realize the
potentials in the field of private
investment" in Israel.
BILLION PLEDGED
The American Jewish leaders
pledged that the Jews in the
United States would provide one
billion of the $1,500,000,000 Isra-
el needs for a three-year devel-
opment and immigration program
calling for the absorption of 600,-
000 immigrants. The conference
recommended that a national par-
ley of American Jews be called
as soon as possible with a view
to securing full approval of the
program by the whole of Amer-
ican Jewry.
The meeting adopted the fol-
Reviewing the .sbeentee ballots which have been return
lowing resolution:
left to right, Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, president of the Jewish
comprehensive a n d
"Atter
Community Council, and City Clerk Thomas D. Leadbetter."'
frank discussion, we arrived at
Mrs. Lillian Steiner, also shown above, is one of the special staff
the following conclusions:
assigned by the City Clerk to handle the absentee ballots which
"First: That the peopl. of Is-
year have set a new record in Detroit election history.
• • •
rael are dedicated to keep the
The number of absentee ballots flood of applications and ballots
doors wide open to all the hun-
dreds of thousands of Jews flee- filed for the Sept. primary elec- which the office of City Clerk,
ing from persecution and misery tion has exceeded the absentee Thomas D. Leadbetter, has handl-
and ready to make any sacrifice - voting figure in any previous De- ed.
for the preservation of the demo- troit election according to figures
Dr. Kleinman noted that extra
cratic way of life, which is the released by Louis C. Urban, direc- personnel had been engaged to
tor
of
the
Election
Commission.
very essence of their very exis-
speed the process of receiving the
The count is much higher applications and returning the
tence, and that Israel strives for
peace so that it can give full than that registered in the record ballots to the voters promptly.
benefits of free productive life 1944 presidential vote, when ab-
Replying to Dr. Kleinman, Ur-.
sentee ballots of servicemen
for all its people.
ban
stated, "The tremendous or-
"Secondly: We have come to swelled the total. It reached 11,-
ganizational job undertaken by
the realization that the magni- 468 of which 90 per cent are
the Detroit Jewish Community
tude of the task of absorbing from Jewish voters. Of these
Council in turning out a vote, is
more
than
8,500
were
returned.
hundreds of thousands of new
In a communication to Urban, an impressive lesson in democracy
immigrants in Israel, and con-
solidating its economy on a sound Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, Commun- for all Detroite•s, and our office
basis, is far beyond any concep- ity Council president, acknowl- has been pleased to be of assist-
ance."
tion which American Jews have edged the efficient handling of the
so far entertained and calls for
a new approach in the scope of three years. In order to make ference of American Jews at
cooperation between the Jews in this vtist number of newcomers which the conclusions reached
America and Israel.
fully productive and to integrate here may be presented for un-
"Thirdly: In the light of the them into the economy of the derstanding and sanction by Am-
tremendous achievements already country, Israel will require $1,- erican Jewry, so that with full
made in rehabilitating the land 500,000,000 for the next three knowledge and determination it
and developing industrial serv- years. The people of Israel are may go forward in accomplish-
ices, we are confident that if tools ready to make the utmost sac- ing the most constructive enter-
and capital are made available rifices in order to assure their prise in the history of our peo-
Israel will not only become self- share of this responsibility, but ple."
supporting, but also serve as a $1,000,000,000 must come from
Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett
dynamic force in the develop- the United States.
declared that the conference with
ment of the entire Middle East.
The requirements of such a American leaders dealt with mat-
INTEREST IN ISRAEL
scope cannot be provided in full ters affecting "the very existence
"Fourthly: The interest of Am- through voluntary contributions and future of Israel" and that it
erican Jewry iii Israel's future is alone. Consequently, additional would leave its mark on history.
manifested to a high degree by channels must be found to dis- He paid tribute to the achieve-
the generosity and the flow of charge this obligation. We, there- ments of the UJA and made an
urgent plea for cash to meet the
contributions to the U. J. A. fore, believe:
"1. That the United Jewish critical situation in the next few
which made possible outstand-
ing accomplishments in the mass Appeals must continue; 2. That months.
"The ground is burning under
immigration and settlement of Amer-icar, Jews should extend
newcomers. However, American their fullest cooperation to ob- our feet" and it is up to Amer-
Jews must recognize that in or- tarn a loan if the government ican Jewry "to save us," he cau-
der to meet long-range economic decides to float it; 3. there are tinned. Speaking of the projected
needs In Israel, new methods many opportunities for private loan drive, he said a "mass Jew-
must be found to provide for investment in Israel. ish loan bo Israel represents a
new creative and hopeful begin-
CONFERENCE URGED
larger sources required during
"Appreciating that this explor- ning for the future."
this vital transition.
Fifthly: Far above the needs atory conference of American and A highlight of the conference
of financing this immigration is Israel leaders will be productive was the reading by Premier Ben
the program of complete ab- to a degree that all American Gurion of a statement by Ben-
sorption of many of those who Jews will share in its conclu- jamin G. Browdy, president of
reached Israel during the last sions, we of America urge the the Zionist Organization of Am-
two years and the hundreds of convening in the United States erica, that his organization
thousands who are expected to at the earliest possible date of a pledges itself to sell over $100,-
enter the country during the next fully representative national con- 000,000 bonds

Absentee Ballot Vote
Reaches Record Total

Israel Semes
Power Plani 9
Jordan Charges

LAKE SUCCESS--(Special)—Israel is occupying Jordan
territory and forging a map to justify this action, Jordan com-
plained to the United Nations. ••

The telegram to the UN stated
that "Jewish armed forces in a Special Deadline
surprise action violated the
northern frontiers on the Jordan" for S ► kkot Week
and occupied Jordanian territory
Because of the Sukkot holi-
next to a hydroelectric works,
days on Sept. 26-27, all copy
the Rutenberg power plant.
Jordan termed the Israeli ac- and photographs Intended for
tion a threat to Jordan's security the issue of Thursday, Sept.
28, must be in the office of
and an attempt to control the
confluence of Yarmuk and Jor- the Jewish Chronicle by noon,
Friday, Sept. 22.
dan rivers.
The telegram pointed out that
the Jordanian government. has conduct was "expansionist" and
ordered the reinforcement of its Must be "forestalled" by "all
garrison in that area, "with a available international means."
view to meet the aggression by
Israeli delegates in Lake Suc-
force should that persist."
cess said that they had no in-
Jordan's foreign to
formation about the Jordan com-
charged that Israel had forged plaint and were awaiting in-
the map of the armistice agree- structions from Jerusalem.
ment to "camouflage its aggres-
According to Arab reports, Is-
sion and mislead UN observers." raeli troops had begun the at-
He said that the area involved tack Aug. 27, were repelled by
had always been considered part Jordan forces but finally re-
of Jordanian territory and had gained the territory the follow-
never formed part of the armis- ing day.
tice talks.
The Rutenberg plant, which
Jordan's representative at the supplied Palestine with three-
UN, Shureiki Pasha, urged the fourths of its electricity, is twat-
Security Council to instruct Is- ed on both banks of the Jordan
rael to withdraw to the "line in river about six miles south of the
Palestine territory originally oc- Sea of Galilee. The major part of
cupied by the forces of Jordan." the plant is located on the east
Jordan charged - that Israel's side of the river.

Israel Withdraws from UN
Boundary Patrols as Protest

JERUSALEM—(ISI) — Israel loss of life, to the robbing of
military authorities have in- \ workmen in lonely places near
structed all military units to cease the frontiers.
work on the demarcation of the One Israel newspaper pointed
Israel-Jordan boundary, after five out that although a long list of

Israel soldiers were killed- and' proved crimes

can he charged

three others severly wounded against persons known to have

when their vehicle struck a mine crossed from neighboring states,

on a frequently-used road in the no single instance of any action
by those states to apprehend or
Beit Jibrin area.
.
The Israel authorities also or- punish such .persons is known.
dered the withdrawal until fur-
ther notice of Israel soldiers from
the mixed border patrols set up
by the Israel-Jordan Mixed Arm-;
istice Commission.
The frequency of incidents re-
sulting from the failure of neigh-
boring Arab states to prevent
boring
marauders and others from cross-
JERUSALEM— (WNS) —Post-
ing the boundaries has resulted in
a widespread demand for the ponement of the World Zionist
government to take appropriate Congress to May of 1951 was
voted here at a session of the
action to prevent reoccurences.
Incidents have been reported Jewish Agency executive. Orig-
on all borders, and range from inally the Congress was to open
the laying of mines on Israel on December 1, 1950.
The postponement motion was
roads, which can result in heavy
made by Dr. Nahum Goldmann,
chairman of the American section
of the agency, on the ground that
the start of the United Jewish
Appeal drive would make it im-
possible for Zionist leaders in
America to leave the country.
At the same time the agency .
executive adopted a suggestion
Jan Christiaan Smuts, the great- by S. Z. Shragai that a plenary
est figure that South Africa has meeting of the Jewish Agency be
produced, died Sept.' 11 at the age held in New York, to be followed
by a "Congress of American
of 81.
Marshal Smuts was a brilliant Zionists."
scholar, botanist and philosopher.
lie served as prime minister of
South Africa several times, espe-
cially during the last war when
his party defeated the pro-Nazi
JERUSALEM — (Special) —
elements and brought his nation Prime Minister David Ben Gur-
into the war on the side of the ion in a New Year's message tr.
Allies.
American Jewry, said that Israel
After the war the nationalistic faced the future "with robust
elements defeated his party and confidence in its ability to stand
regained power. Smuts was a up to difficulties."
signer of the Versailles Treaty
Referring to the immigration of
following World War I and was 430,000 Jews in the past two years
an original founder o: the League and the many more to be e'.
of Nations and later of the United pected, Ben Gurion said:
Nations.
"We are confident that, throulb
He was a sympathizer with the the joint exertion of state aid,
Zionist movement and often spoke world Jewry, we shall succeed la
out in favor of Israel during the creating for them all a sure he •
Israeli War of Independence. Sev- yen in the liberated homeland,"
eral settlements in Israel were
named in his honor.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY
Tributes to him were paid by
TEL AVIV—(ZOA)—The loch
King George of England, Prime diamond industry received an at
Minister Clement Attlee, Winston location for July of $210,000, fit
Churchill, Trygvie Lie and many the purchase of crude diamonds
other notables.
from the London Syndicate.

!World Zionist
Parley Delayed
Until May 1951

Jan C. Smuts
of South Africa
Dead at 81

Ben Gurion Voices
Faith in Future